The Year of the Lion

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: January 8, 2022

Listening for Aslan in everyday life…

It may be the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar, but Greg has reason to reference a Lion called Aslan

When God speaks,
I want to hear
against the backdrop of constant distractions.

Amid the din of doing life
in the midst of mounting pressures
and maintaining routines
(all the while pursuing dreams),
I want to sense His presence
and hear the essence of His heart.

When God speaks,
I want to know what He is saying.
And even if it means a moratorium from praying
(because my words can often get in the way),
I am willing to be still
to know that He is God.

Editor's Note: You will find links to Greg's latest book, "When God Speaks: Listening for Aslan in everyday life" in the SeniorLifestyle Store and on his My Rhymes & Reasons blog. We also posted a longer piece posted in October 2021 that Greg wrote for the Daily Herald newspaper, also titled "Listening for Aslan in Everyday Life."

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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store.

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Well said...

Every word we speak can either be a brick to build or a bulldozer to destroy.

Joyce Meyer